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S J. DEBRINKE.

WATCH PRO'TEGTO'R.

, Patented Apr. 10,1888."

IINVENTOR? WITNESSES:

Attorney.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

JULIUS DEBRINKE, OF, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH TERRITORY.

WATCH-PROTECTO R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 380,869, dated April10, 1888.

Application filed June 23, 1887. Serial No; 242,247. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JULrU's DEBRINKE, a citizen of Turkey, who havedeclared my intention to become a citizen of the United States, residingin Salt Lake City, in the county of Salt Lake and Territory of Utah,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Watch-Protectors,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of inclosing-protectors for watcheswhich are made from soft material and are designed in part to protectthe polished case of the watch againstinjury or abrasion, in part toprevent the watch from slipping too readily from the pocket, and in partto conceal the character of the 'watch from dishonest persons.

My object is to provide a protector that will not interfere in anymaterial degree with the opening of the cap of the watch-case, and willyet protect the case at all times in the manner and for the purposesabove stated.

My invention will be hereinafter fully described, and its novel featurescarefully defined in the claims.

In the drawings which serve to illustrate my invention Figure 1 is aplan or top view of a protector for a watch-case in which my inventionis embodied. Fig. 2 is a front view of said protector. These views showthe protector only. Fig. 3 is a side or edge view of the protectorinclosing a watch. Fig. 4: is a sectional'view of the protector shown asinclosing a watch. In this view the watch is seen in edge elevation withthe face-cap thrown up by its spring. Fig. 5 illustrates a form of myprotector as adapted to an open-face key-winding watch. The watch is inelevation and the protector in section in this view.

I prefer to construct the shell of my protector from leather, but anysimilar material will serve, provided it is of a somewhat soft andyielding character and does not contain chemical substances that willcorrode or tarnish the metal of the watch.

In carrying out my invention I prefer to press or stamp up two like orsimilar concave parts or halves from leather and join them at theirmargins by stitches or with cement.

A is a protector so formed, a being one of the two parts or sectionsthereof, and a the other part or section. This protector will of coursehave the proper form and capacity to fit more or less snugly the watchit is to contain. 1 line the shell ofthe casing thus formed withehamoisskin a and I prefer to apply this lining to the material that isto form the parts or sections of the shell before the stamping orpressing of the latter, but it might be done afterward.

B is an ordinary hnntingcase watch, which has a stem-winding pendant, b,and a cap, N, that is thrown up by a spring when released by pressure onthe pendant-crown, in the usual way. The stem of the watch-pend antpasses out of the protector through a notch, a, formed in the wall ofthe protector.

The section a of the protector is provided with a self-closing cap orlid, a/ by cutting through the said section along the line .00, leavingonly enough of-the material uncut to form an elastichingaa (Seen bestinFig. 1.) This hinge a is arranged over the hinge of the. cap b of thewatch-case, and it has sufficient elastic force to hold the cap a closednormally, as seen in Fig. 3; but when the cap b is thrown up by itsspring, as in Fig. 4, it raises cap a also, the hinge-spring of thelatter not being strong enough to resist the spring of watch casecap.

The watch is inserted in the protector by first placing the body of thewatch in the receptacle and then pressing the stem of the pendant downinto the notch a, the opening into which is narrower than the stem ofthe watch-pendant. The materialofthe protector will yield suflicientlyto allow the stem to pass, and will then close, so as to hold the stemby embracing it when it is oncein place. The inner lining ofchamois-skin serves to protect the polished watch-case against abrasion,and the outer shell protects the watch against injury from blows unlessthe latter are Very severe.

The material from which the outer shell of the protector is formed -maybe embossed or ornamented in any way to suit the taste, and may becolored, gilded, or bronzed, in order to make it tasteful andattractive. \Vhen the material of the protector is cut, as in formingthe cap a and the notch a, the raw edge thus produced may be finished inany manner, as by coating with varnish, for example.

In Fig. 5 I have shown my protector as adapted for use on an open-facewatch. The construction is substantially the same as that alreadydescribed, except that the watch B is placed with its face down, as seenin the figure, so that the dial is visible through a circular opening,a, formed in the section a of the protector. By raising the cap a thewatch may be exposed for winding and setting, provided the watch isconstructed for key winding and setting.

In Fig. 5 I have also shown a leafspring, c, to re-enforce or strengthenthe spri rig-hinge a Should such a spring be needed to compel the cap ato remain closed normally, said spring may be inserted between thematerial forming the shell of the protector and the lining a". Thisleaf-spring may be a thin strip of steel or other elastic metal ormaterial.

It will be obvious that some moderately stiff tough non metallicsubstance, like pressed leather, will be best suited for making theshell of my protector, and this is the material I prefer.

I prefer to use chamois skin as a lining for my protector, and I deemthis the best material for the purpose; but other thin soft materialsmay be used with good results.

Having thus described my invention, I elaim- A watch-protectorconstructed of two cuplike sections of stiff leather joined together attheir margins, one of said sections having a slit, x, which extends partway around the section, whereby an integral self-closing cap, a isformed, and having also a notclnaflwhich extends from the said slit :vdown to the median line of the protector, as set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JULIUS DEBRINKE.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM G. VAN HERNE, WILLIAM E. JACOBS.

